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The ralationship between two organism where one among them gets benefits but the other one is neutral as it is neither benefited nor is harmed.
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[A] : When the organisms live together in such a manner that one organism benefitted , while other has no effects , it is called commensalism . [R] : In commensalism one partner derives benefit from the other partner without in any way benefitting or harming it .

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